Cynthia S. Wheeler

Brief Life History of Cynthia S.

When Cynthia S. Wheeler was born on 26 August 1803, in North Society of Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States, her father, Peleg Wheeler, was 28 and her mother, Eunice Utter, was 26. She married William Mather Hilliard on 7 August 1825, in North Society of Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died on 17 August 1829, in her hometown, at the age of 25, and was buried in Hilliard Cemetery, Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.

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Family Time Line

William Mather Hilliard
1798–1885
Cynthia S. Wheeler
1803–1829
Marriage: 7 August 1825
William Horace Hilliard
1826–1908

Sources (12)

  • Cynthia S. Wheeler Hillard, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
  • Cynthia S Wheeler in entry for William M Hilliard, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
  • Cynthia S. Wheeler, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"

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World Events (8)

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

1806

In April of 1806, the Town of Stonington voted to separate into two separate towns based on ancient Congregational Church parishes.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a wheelwright, a maker of wheels (primarily for carts and other vehicles, but also other kinds of wheels, for use in spinning or other manufacturing processes), from Middle English wheler, whegheler, a derivative of Old English hweogol, hweowol, hwēol ‘wheel’.

History: A founder of Salisbury, NH, in 1634 was John Wheeler.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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